1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 19, 1992 at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1992. The game was the 15th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
100 85
1st half2nd half Total
West 5050 100
East 4045 85
DateApril 19, 1992
VenueAlexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, GA
MVPOthella Harrington
Referees1 Richard Paparo
2 Mike Wood
3 Zelton Steed
Attendance7,589
NetworkCBS
McDonald's All-American
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1992 game

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The game was telecast live by CBS. The event took place on Easter; while several players were undecided at the time of selection, only Othella Harrington had still not made a choice about his college career when the game started: Bright, Edwards, Lloyd and Wallace all committed in April, just a few days before the All-American game.[1] Since the game was played in Atlanta, the local favorite was Carlos Strong of Athens, Georgia, one of the top-ranked recruits at the time:[2] he had a good performance, scoring 19 points. Harrington received the MVP award after 19 points and 21 rebounds; other players who starred were Corliss Williamson, who also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds; Jason Kidd, who entertained the crowd with his passing and handling skills, ending the game with 12 points and 6 rebounds; Tony Delk, who scored 15 points; and Michael Lloyd, who scored 17.[3][4] Of the 20 players, 6 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
00 Tony Delk 6-3 189 G Brownsville, TN, U.S. Haywood Kentucky
3 Rodrick Rhodes 6-6 197 F Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Anthony Kentucky
10 Duane Simpkins 6-0 165 G Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha Maryland
15 Michael Lloyd 6-2 180 G Baltimore, MD, U.S. Dunbar Arkansas
22 Carlos Strong 6-8 225 F Athens, GA, U.S. Cedar Shoals Georgia
23 Martice Moore 6-8 210 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Georgia Tech
32 Steve Edwards 6-6 200 G Miami, FL, U.S. Miami Senior Miami
33 Donta Bright 6-6 200 F Baltimore, MD, U.S. Dunbar Massachusetts
44 John Wallace 6-8 225 F Rochester, NY, U.S. Greece Athena Syracuse
55 Serge Zwikker 7-2 240 C Potomac, MD, U.S. Harker Prep North Carolina

West roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
3 Greg Simpson 6-2 180 G Lima, OH, U.S. Lima Senior Ohio State
20 Chris Collins 6-3 175 G Northbrook, IL, U.S. Glenbrook North Duke
23 Richard Keene 6-5 205 G Collinsville, IL, U.S. Collinsville Illinois
24 Othella Harrington 6-9 220 C Jackson, MS, U.S. Murrah Undecided
Committed later to Georgetown.
32 Jason Kidd 6-4 205 G Alameda, CA, U.S. St. Joseph Notre Dame California
33 Kenyon Murray 6-6 200 F Battle Creek, MI, U.S. Battle Creek Central Iowa
34 Corliss Williamson 6-7 235 F Russellville, AR, U.S. Russellville Senior Arkansas
35 Chris Davis 6-7 220 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Kansas
44 Duane Spencer 6-10 190 C New Orleans, LA, U.S. W. L. Cohen Georgetown
51 Charles Macon 6-8 220 F Michigan City, IN, U.S. Elston Ohio State

Coaches

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

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Contest winners

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  • The 1992 Slam Dunk contest was won by Carlos Strong.
  • The 1992 3-point shoot-out was won by Chris Collins.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "McDonald's All-American Game rosters". The Courier-Journal. April 19, 1992. p. 10.
  2. ^ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1992". Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1992 game and rosters at page 77.
  5. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1992 roster at page 6.
  6. ^ a b "1992 MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICANS". Herald and Review. February 11, 1992. p. 3.
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